Pendleton County District Court Judge Bill Custer ordered that Browning have no additional animals on his farm while this case moves forward.

That came as a relief to Scott Pracht, the Pendleton County Animal Control Equine Investigator who handled this case.

“It brings a lot of comfort to me, to know that no other animals can be taken onto the property,” Pracht said.

Pracht would not discuss the case in detail, but he said the seized horses are being kept at undisclosed locations in Pendleton and Kenton County, fostered at other farms. They are recovering, but it could be a long road back, he said.

Carol Detmer was in court to witness the proceedings. She said she saw the animals not long after they were taken from Browning’s farm and they were not in good shape.

“They were very, very thin – obviously malnourished in my opinion and their hooves hadn’t been trimmed,” Detmer said.

Browning is set to come back to court at the Pendleton County Courthouse next month for a preliminary hearing.

Browning has said that people dropped sick horses off on his property, and he couldn’t save them all.

This is not the first time there have been concerns involving Browning. In 2011, 10 horses were found so malnourished they were put down, but Browning was not charged.

but when you find them skin and bones... DISBELIEF TONIGHT ... DAYS AFTER DOZENS OF HORSES WERE FOUND DEAD AND DYING ON A LOCAL FARM. TONIGHT... THE MAN POLICE SAY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF NEARLY 50 HORSES... WENT BEFORE A JUDGE. HE PLEADED NOT GUILTY... SAYING MANY OF THE HORSES WERE BROUGHT TO HIM IN BAD SHAPE.. WL-WT'S ANDREW SETTERS IS LEADING THE WAY... FROM PENDLETON COUNTY. (Andrew Setters) ("Larry Browning entered a not guilty plea to all of the charges in this case, and that includes dozens of counts.") LARRY BROWNING CAME INTO COURT TODAY, CHARGED WITH 15 COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, AND 49 COUNTS OF NOT DISPOSING OF ANIMAL CARCASSES. ("We're waiving formal arraignment this morning and we'll enter a not guilty plea to all charges your honor.") THOSE CHARGES ARE ALL RELATED TO THESE HORSES, FOUND ON BROWNING'S FARM EARLIER THIS MONTH. 15 HORSES WERE IN BAD SHAPE, ACCORDING TO PENDLETON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL, AND DOZENS WERE FOUND DEAD. JUDGE BILL CUSTER ORDERED THAT BROWNING HAVE NO ADDITIONAL ANIMALS ON HIS FARM WHILE THIS CASE MOVES FORWARD. (Scott Pracht, Equine Investigator, Pendleton Co Animal Control) ("It brings a lot of comfort to me, to know that no other animals can be taken onto the property.") (Carol Detmer, concerned citizen) ("Should not be allowed in my opinion.") CAROL DETMER SAW THE HORSES NOT LONG AFTER THEY WERE RESCUED. 15 (Carol Detmer, concerned citizen) ("They were very, very thin - obviously malnourished in my opinion and their hooves hadn't been trimmed. You have to trim horses hooves every few weeks, and they were just walking along.") THE HORSES ARE BEING KEPT AT UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONS IN PENDLETON AND KENTON COUNTY, FOSTERED AT OTHER FARMS. THEY ARE RECOVERING, BUT IT COULD BE A LONG ROAD BACK. 7 (Andrew Setters) ("Browning is set to come back to court here at the Pendleton County Courthouse next month. From Falmouth, Andrew Setters, WLWT News Five.") BROWNING HAS SAID THAT PEOPLE DROPPED SICK HORSES OFF ON HIS PROPERTY, AND HE COULDN'T SAVE THEM ALL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS INVOLVING BROWNING. IN 20-11, 10 HORSES WERE FOUND SO MALNOURISHED THEY WERE EUTHANIZED, BUT BROWNING WAS NOT CHARGED.